Saturday, November 15, 2008

I think Blue Jays are magnificent, handsome birds but they are so common around our feeder area that I don't often think to highlight them.I had been playing around with a recent picture of one I had taken this week, using filters, experimenting with the artistic choices on Photo Shop and I tried the rough pastels option. I liked the results, so much so that I had an urge to search through my art supplies for my oil pastels and make my own creation, sans computer. Lacking the time, I set aside that idea for another day and instead scanned a watercolour I had painted two years ago of a Blue Jay enjoying a feast of peanuts..My appreciative thanks to Misty for hosting this site. To see other participant's photo contributions just click HERE or on the Camera Critters logo on the side panel.

26 comments:

Very nice Ann. Blue Jays make interesting subjects. They aren't here all summer, but now that winter is fast approaching, they make sure to stop by for some chow. We have so many too, and they do tend to be bullish chasing away most all the other birds.

You are such a wonderful artist! I love that watercolor. I love the bluejay, too, but what you have done with the photos and with paint are spectacular! I'm starting to see several jays now that the weather is cooler. We are finally getting rain...very dreary.

Very nice! I love that photo. The feathers on the back look like a quilt. Beautiful. I like the artistic look of the 2nd one and I'm very impressed with the painting! Makes me want to pick up my colored pencils again.

They look fantastic and very very beautiful indeed, but do they also behave as bad as the Flemish jay (Garrulus glandarius)who likes to eat some little babybirds in spring BUT also throws out the baby birds of the same nest that he does not eat which is totally unnecessary and what upsets me every time ? Anyway, i can see that he inspires to paint and watercolor is a fantastic means (I would like to learn that too one day)

I love the jays also, they come to the feeder, pick though each peanut, choose the one they want and then fly off to eat it. They they fly back and start all over again. We had one imitate a hawk the other day so all the birds took off and then down he swooped for the best of the peanuts. Clever bird.

Beautiful pictures - first time at your site. I'm especially fond of Blue Jays. While in HS I raised a Blue Jay. Kept him (or her?) alive with mashed boiled egg yolks, applesauce, and canned dog food. He would sleep on my pillow every night. We he got old enough, each morning before school, I would put him out in a tree in my backyard. He would be ecstatic when I would come to get him each afternoon. This went on for months and months. Finally one afternoon - he wasn't waiting for me. I sure hope that he flew off with fellow birds, and had a long and happy life.Thanks for bringing back the memories!

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